[video][iPad] deck. A replacement for iOS 5's horrible Music app.
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#2The screenshots on this page are next to useless for evaluating the app. I appreciate there is a video but it seems they're missing a trick.
The app's App Store page on the the other hand is much more pleasant.
Re: [video][iPad] deck. A replacement for iOS 5's horrible Music app.
#3This was built for me. That Music app is so bad! Thank you.
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#4This app looks really nice, but what was so bad about the native music app? Third party apps that try to replace a native iOS app are usually unable to replace all of the built-in functionality. For example, will this app show the album art on the lock screen?
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#5This app looks really nice, but what was so bad about the native music app? Third party apps that try to replace a native iOS app are usually unable to replace all of the built-in functionality. For example, will this app show the album art on the lock screen?
The Spotify app does it, so I imagine it can if it's been implemented.
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#6This app looks really nice, but what was so bad about the native music app? Third party apps that try to replace a native iOS app are usually unable to replace all of the built-in functionality. For example, will this app show the album art on the lock screen?
Good question, Joe. Not all apps that replace native iOS apps are the same nor use the same techniques.
Since our app uses the built-in iPod Music controller, we activate all the same features that the Music app does. So, your example of showing the album art on the lock screen does in fact work.
This is different than different category apps, like Safari replacements, that can't take advantage of all the built-in controls/features outside of the app.
(I work for szello)
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#7This app looks really nice, but what was so bad about the native music app? Third party apps that try to replace a native iOS app are usually unable to replace all of the built-in functionality. For example, will this app show the album art on the lock screen?
For one, the default app is horrible at browsing podcasts. Positively awful; can't see the full title of the individual podcasts, in any view; can't see all my synced podcasts in a single view; and as far as I know I can't browse other podcasts while listening to podcast.
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#8Big buttons are better, but this still replicates an incredibly annoying UI paradigm that kills me: >> or Back, Play [Pause], Forward
Whether it's an audiobook or music, I'm hitting the play and pause buttons all the time. I don't have particularly thick fingers, but my genius self still manages to accidentally hit the Back or Forward button's instead of Play or Pause about 2 times out of 10. In an audiobook, loosing your place and finding it again is a killer, especially if the book is split into very long segments of audio.
Minor nitpick on a device with such large buttons, but I just find that idea annoying. Could be just me and my obviously adroit digits though :p
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#9Maybe mention that it plays songs from the standard music library.
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#10This app looks really nice, but what was so bad about the native music app? Third party apps that try to replace a native iOS app are usually unable to replace all of the built-in functionality. For example, will this app show the album art on the lock screen?
My problem with the built in app is the placement of important buttons. I'm constantly hitting back/play/forward instead of the "back" button when navigating artists or albums.
It's the same issue I have with the AirPlay icon on the iPhone lock screen; it is right beside the forward icon and I am ALWAYS hitting forward instead of my intended tap on AirPlay. When you're listening to a two hour podcast, this is very frustrating.